Can't get .conf.template files to work with env variables/file. about nginx-proxy HOT 2 OPEN

@Jannick94 I ran into the same thing a few months ago.

Ideally I'd like nginx-proxy to execute the same startup scripts as the upstream nginx images, without re-implementing their entrypoint. I'll see what I can do.

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The entrypoint of nginx-proxy is different so your substitutes are not processed.

But I think your keepalive_request tweak is very easy to implement. I am using something similar to adjust a global setting.

Map your extra config file (custom.conf.template) to the container as custom.conf in the /etc/nginx/conf.d/ (nginx automatically loads all files ending in .conf in this folder)

    volumes:
      - ./config/custom.conf.template:/etc/nginx/conf.d/custom.conf

Your custom.conf.template should contain the value, no env stuff:

# custom.conf.template
keepalive_requests 9999;

Verify your extra conf is loaded: sudo docker exec nginx-proxy nginx -T (the custom config should display somewhere after the mime types)

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